Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants by group (Observations made [OBS] Missing data [MISS])
| Control | Intervention | |||
| Age | N OBS (NMISS) | 21 (0) | 20 (0) | |
| Mean (SD) | 70.0 (4.3) | 71.6 (6.0) | ||
| [Range] | [65.0, 83.0] | [65.0, 83.0] | ||
| Gender | N OBS (NMISS) | 21 (0 | 20 (0) | |
| Male | N (%) | 6 (29%) | 7 (35%) | |
| Female | N (%) | 15 (71%) | 13 (65%) | |
| SIMD | N OBS (N MISS) | 21 (0) | 20 (0) | |
| 1—most deprived | N (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | |
| 2 | N (%) | 3 (14%) | 1 (5%) | |
| 3 | N (%) | 6 (29%) | 2 (10%) | |
| 4 | N (%) | 3 (14%) | 6 (30%) | |
| 5—least deprived | N (%) | 9 (43%) | 10 (50%) | |
| Ethnicity | N OBS (N MISS) | 21 (0) | 19 (1) | |
| White Scottish | N (%) | 14 (67%) | 12 (63%) | |
| White British | N (%) | 6 (29%) | 6 (32%) | |
| Other | N (%) | 1 ( 5%) | 1 ( 5%) | |
| Education | N OBS (N MISS) | 21 (0) | 20 (0) | |
| Some secondary school | N (%) | 3 (14%) | 1 ( 5%) | |
| Completed secondary school | N (%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (25%) | |
| College/University | N (%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (25%) | |
| Completed college/University | N (%) | 10 (48%) | 4 (20%) | |
| Postgraduate | N (%) | 4 (19%) | 5 (25%) | |
| Homeowner status | N OBS (N MISS) | 21 (0) | 20 (0) | |
| Own/buying | N (%) | 20 (95%) | 18 (90%) | |
| Rent/private | N (%) | 0 ( 0%) | 1 ( 5%) | |
| Rent/council | N (%) | 1 ( 5%) | 1 ( 5%) | |
| Marital status | N OBS (N MISS) | 21 (0) | 20 (0) | |
| Single | N (%) | 4 (19%) | 4 (20%) | |
| Cohabiting | N (%) | 0 ( 0%) | 0 ( 0%) | |
| Married and living together | N (%) | 8 (38%) | 8 (40%) | |
| Separated | N (%) | 1 ( 5%) | 0 ( 0%) | |
| Divorced | N (%) | 4 (19%) | 4 (20%) | |
| Widowed | N (%) | 4 (19%) | 4 (20%) |